Phoenix Center for the Arts is using the summer to learn and grow before school starts. To keep your child engaged and interested in art, we’ve partnered with Expect More Arizona to present the lesson plan below.

How could math and art possibly intersect? It’s actually not all that strange. Once you have the basics down, you’ll be able to transcend your blank canvas into a mathematical plane. Follow the steps below and soon you’ll be able to draw anything you’d like.

Find an image that you’d like to draw. For the first time around, the simpler the image the better. Don’t worry about the intricate details, for this you’ll be focusing on the silhouette of the image.